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SIMILAR ENGAGEMENTS WITH OTHER GOVE ' MENTAL ENTITIES - CONTINUED What our clients say about us Abdo, Eick & Meyers have been valued service providers and a fantastic resource to the City of Red Wing over the past 10 years. City leadership views Abdo, Eick & Meyers not only as our auditors but as trusted and capable financial advisors and educators. They are staffed with experienced personnel who provide consistent, timely, and excellent service. They have been instrumental in improving the City's external financial reporting and assisting us in being awarded the GFOA's Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. The entire team at Abdo, Eick & Meyers have been an integral part of our success at the City of Red Wing. City of Red Wing - Marshall Hallock, Finance Director Abdo Eick and Meyers has continually provided expert advice on any financial statement preparation questions we have had and as a result we have received the GFOA CAFR award for over twenty consecutive years. We like the recommendations on increasing internal controls or just the general discussions about them. The staff is available anytime and questions are answered very promptly. What sets them apart is the experience in governmental accounting and the Governmental partners are actively involved in the audit from beginning to end. Our staff enjoys the communication, especially when implementing new GASB's. City of Elk River - Tim Simon, Former Finance Director, currently employed at the City of St. Louis Park All of the auditors are very knowledgeable and thorough in their work. They are pleasant individuals that are a pleasure to work with. When they question you on a particular entry or situation, they are not critical or negative but very positive and truly want to know the District's reasoning behind what occurred with a particular entry or situation. If something needs correction, they review the corrective action with you and the reasons behind those actions. I feel very comfortable calling them with questions throughout the year, not just at audit time. I appreciate their willingness to offer good suggestions and resolutions to situations that occur. I feel like I have additional staff that I can consult with at any time on certain accounting situations. They helped me immensely this past year with some additional assistance in the preparation of the audit since there was some staff turnover in the office in several key positions. The email communication from the auditors is exceptional. They don't require hours of my time during the audit. They work with each office staff member in their particular area to get the information that they need to perform the testing for the audit. They understand that we all have our routine daily duties to perform and their requests for information are minimal. They have an excellent staff that gets the draft and final audit information out to the District. Their portal makes this a seamless process. I would strongly recommend the auditors of Abdo, Eick & Meyer to anyone that is seeking a strong audit team. Chisago Lakes Area Schools, ISD #2144 - Heide Miller, Director of Business Services The audit staff has significant experience in governmental audits. We receive information in advance about new reporting requirements as well as information and training to assist us in meeting the continual changes that seem to come our way. As a smaller city we feel Abdo Eick and Meyers provides us with the "expert" resources when infrequent or unusual situations arise. The audit staff is well trained and easy to talk to. The office staff is exceptionally well organized and helpful. Everyone exhibits a "can do" attitude when coordinating the completion and presentation of the yearend audit. Generally when we have a question and call in for advice we receive a response within a reasonable period of time. The City Council appreciates the time the lead auditor spends reviewing the financial statement and answering questions in "plain English." City of Luverne - Barb Berghorst, Finance Director -16- nrot d Lhe TS